One character in this nov
One character in this novel, who attends a school whose motto is "Semper aliquid novi," makes a speech in which he says, "We're all going to hell, and every man knows this in his bones." That character, Ferdinand, saves the protagonist from execution by putting him on a steamer. The protagonist has an affair with Yvette, the wife of the French intellectual Raymond. The country in which it is set is similar to the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the reign of (*) Mobutu Sese Seko, who is caricatured as the Big Man in this novel. For 10 points, name this novel about Salim, a shopkeeper living in a town at the title location, written by V. S. Naipaul.
One character in this novel, who attends a school whose motto is "Semper aliquid novi," makes a speech in which he says, "We're all going to hell, and every man knows this in his bones.
A {Bend} in the {River}